Nature Positive Role of the Offshore Wind Sector

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Images: Getty Images, OceanImageBank Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. © 2025 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Contents Foreword 3 Foreword 4 About the Nature Positive Transitions report series 5 Executive summary 6 Introduction 7 1 Where the sector is today 13 1.1 Sector overview 14 1.2 Progress is promising but needs to accelerate 16 2 Nature-related impacts and dependencies 18 2.1 Double materiality 19 2.2 Ocean and land use change 21 2.3 Disturbances 22 2.4 Pollution 22 2.5 Resource exploitation 23 2.6 Greenhouse gas emissions 23 3 Five priority actions 24 3.1 Priority action 1: Avoid and reduce impacts of direct operations on nature; 28 restore and compensate for unavoidable residual impacts in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy 3.2 Priority action 2: Avoid and reduce impacts on nature from components 31 and materials through responsible sourcing 3.3 Priority action 3: Innovate product design to reduce material demand 33 and support the nature-positive transition 3.4 Priority action 4: Actively support nature restoration and invest in 34 nature-based solutions alongside local stakeholders 3.5 Priority action 5: Catalyse multistakeholder collaboration and contribute 35 to wider policy and systems change 4 Get started 37 4.1 Align strategy with organizational maturity 38 4.2 A deeper look at metrics to support decision-making 40 4.3 Map the transition on to business functions 41 Conclusion 44 Appendix 45 Contributors 46 Endnotes 49 Nature Positive: Role of the Offshore Wind Sector 2
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